It is not possible to speak of the right to choose when a clear moral evil is involved, when what is at… — Mother Teresa Copy Share Image
The Catholic Church's teachings are authoritative. There is a moral absolute on abortion - that it is wrong. — Jacob Rees-Mogg Copy Share Image
Intelligence, like fire, is a power that is neither good nor bad in itself but rather takes its virtue, its moral coloring,… — Roger Kimball Copy Share Image
To provoke dreams of terror in the slumber of prosperity has become the moral duty of literature. — Ernst Fischer Copy Share Image
Corbyn's words imply a serious lack of moral judgement. Just as all Muslims are not to blame for ISIS, not all Brits… — Tzipi Livni Copy Share Image
The root of a nation's misfortunes has to be sought in the moral failings of the government. — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
In a free government the demand for moral qualities should be made superior to that of talents. — Andrew Jackson Copy Share Image
A country that is governed by its national army can never be morally free and, therefore, its so-called weakest member can never… — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
People in office have to become models of correct behaviour. What they say and how they act should be beyond criticism. And… — D. R. Karthikeyan Copy Share Image
In contrast to ethical relativism, Christianity sets forth a system of absolute moral values and affirms that God has placed within the… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
“The killer whale's heart weighs one hundred kilos but in other respects it is light. There is nothing more animal-like than a… — Wislawa Szymborska Copy Share Image
We are inclined to confuse freedom and democracy, which we regard as moral principles, with the way in which they are practiced… — J. William Fulbright Copy Share Image
Abortion raises moral and spiritual questions over which honorable persons can disagree sincerely and profoundly. But those disagreements did not then and… — Harry A. Blackmun Copy Share Image
I think that there are certain principles which should guide decision-making for a president. One such principle was that we're all God's… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
If a novel reveals true and vivid relationships, it is a moral work, no matter what the relationships consist in. If the… — D. H. Lawrence Copy Share Image
Neither moral relations nor the moral law can swing in vacuo. Their only habitat can be a mind which feels them; and… — William James Copy Share Image
Ultimately, one of the best ways to take care of our souls is to build a society that supports rather than undermines… — Michael Lerner Copy Share Image
“It is not too much to say that whoever wishes to become a truly moral human being ... must first divorce himself… — James Baldwin Copy Share Image
I look at the most promising putative moral theories. I construct crucial thought experiments in areas where they give conflicting advice. I… — Torbjorn Tannsjo Copy Share Image
At the root of everything that we’re trying to accomplish is the belief that America has a mission. We are a nation… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
Sportsmanship is the ethical and moral dimension of sports. It is demonstrated by a number of attributes and attitudes such as fair… — Michael Josephson Copy Share Image
Think of US slavery in 1850, or the subjection of women. Both of these injustices could have been - and were! -… — Thomas Pogge Copy Share Image
When I reflect that one man, armed only with his own physical and moral resources, was able to cause this land of… — Jean Giono Copy Share Image
The concept of absolute, hence (or whence) springs, in the moral field, the moral laws or norms, represent, in the field of… — African Spir Copy Share Image
The final act of an unraveling society isn't immoral behavior; it's canonizing immoral behavior as a 'new normal' and celebrating it as… — Jeff Iorg Copy Share Image
You are right in speaking of the moral foundations of science, but you cannot turn around and speak of the scientific foundations… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
If you truly believe that what you have is useful and valuable to your clients, then you have a moral obligation to… — Jay Abraham Copy Share Image
I've met so many people, often the scum of the earth, and found them, you know, quite decent. I am an uncomfortable… — W. Somerset Maugham Copy Share Image
Moral excellence is an ornament for personal beauty; righteous conduct, for high birth; success for learning; and proper spending for wealth. — Chanakya Copy Share Image
I have a great fear for the moral will of Americans if it takes more than a week to achieve the results. — Michael S. Harper Copy Share Image
Whether it's movies or television that I've directed, or characters that I've played, I'm just always fascinated by the moral ambiguity inherent… — Tony Goldwyn Copy Share Image
Few women have both taste and truth; and indeed, this special bit or moral mosaic is just the most difficult piece of… — Eliza Lynn Linton Copy Share Image
The moral world is as little exempt as the physical world from the law of ceaseless change, of perpetual flux. — James G. Frazer Copy Share Image
“Before you deal out your moral judgement on me, perhaps you should ask yourself what you did.” — Tony Moyle Copy Share Image
Events can neither be regarded as a series of adventures nor strung on the thread of a preconceived moral. They must obey… — Leon Trotsky Copy Share Image
I think Ayn Rand did the best job of anybody to build a moral case of capitalism, and that morality of capitalism… — Paul Ryan Copy Share Image
We have found that morals are not, like bacon, to be cured by hanging; nor, like wine, to be improved by sea… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Sex, with the same-sex, is the violation of, not only the religion but also the moral values, even that, one does not… — Ehsan Sehgal Copy Share Image
Mistaking Palestinian military weakness for moral innocence seems to further amplify the inattention of journalists to the culture of lies. — Ilana Mercer Copy Share Image
Publicity, publicity, PUBLICITY is the greatest moral factor and force in our public life. — Joseph Pulitzer Copy Share Image